Blake

The Fit Expert

I love love love this boot! There's little to no break-in necessary, but keep in mind that almost everyone (men and women) have been able to go down a half size.

Description

The Blake is a tough, no-funny-business, casual boot that’ll make the wearer look tougher than nails (even if inside you're a demure little kitten). The Blake is built with waxy, pebbled leather to make for a rugged style boot and Goodyear welted so that, no matter how well you establish the “worn-look”, (hint: these’ll get better with age) they’ll last through the beating. Like any of The Living Family, walk them long and hard and you’ll be rewarded with a leather finish that's totally your own.

REVIEWS (2)

I got these boots about a month ago and have hardly worn anything else since. they are without a doubt my favourite footwear I own including all my other vogs. I recently spent a weekend in Toronto and did about 8 hours of walking a day in these babies and my feet didn't get the slightest bit sore, not too mention they looked great!

they run true to size, though i sized up to an 8 to accommodate layered and thick socks for winter as these were intended to be my primary footwear for the upcoming maritime winter and it was definitely the right choice! you will not regret buying these bad boys. they're great for walking in and required zero breaking in and even with a few scuffs on the toe cap still look sexy as hell.

Perfect combat boots

Sharon - Toronto

My 11th pair of Vogs, and easily the most comfortable. No stiffness, no breaking in, comfortable for a full day right out of the box.

I was determined to buy the Olivers instead, because of the toecap (plus being on sale never hurts), but then Brian at the Queen St store said he owns both and reaches for his Blakes every time, and basically hasn't taken them off since he bought them, and I feel like Brian is the shoe whisperer and knows everything that can be known by man of Vogs?

Right. So, head to head to comparison, it feels like they've made some improvements since the Olivers. The Blakes feels even more insanely comfortable, and like the build is more stable (after wearing the Blakes, the Olivers felt like the heel was going to peel away from the shoe any minute now). They also don't have the spring/bend at the ball of the foot like the Olivers do, which I'm sure some people love, but didn't feel quite as comfortable to me.

Bonus points: first day out I was waiting at a streetcar stop with a Canadian Infantier in full camo fatigues and combat boots, and all I can say is it looks like the Canadian military could use some pointers from Fluevog. Just sayin'